Stories
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The healing power of the physic garden
Having experienced the healing power of plants and gardens, Iona Glen goes in search of present-day “physic gardens” and their origins in history.
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Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs
The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.
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Delusional recycling and the problem with plastic
Many of us are guilty of wishful thinking when it comes to our rubbish. Arianne Shahvisi exposes shaky recycling infrastructure and overseas dumping, arguing for an end to waste colonialism.
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The healing power of breathing
The healing powers of different breathing methods are said to help with a range of health challenges, from asthma to PTSD. Effie Webb traces their spiritual origins and explores the modern proliferation of breathwork therapies.
Catalogue
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History of photography in China : Western photographers, 1861-1879 / Terry Bennett.
Bennett, TerryDate: 2010- Journals
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The China quarterly
Date: 1960-
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Canton (Guangzhou), Kwangtung province, China: a Cantonese bride and groom. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869.
Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.Date: 1869Reference: 19586i- Pictures
Methods of contraception in China. Colour lithographs, 1963-1964.
Date: 1963-1964Reference: 672574i
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The boiling and testing of opium by Chinese men watched by a European man. Wood-engraving by F. Dadd, c. 1880.
Date: [c. 1880]Reference: 25046i